José Filomeno Monteiro

José Filomeno Monteiro
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
9 October 2024 – 29 October 2025
Preceded byRui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares
Succeeded byJosé Luís do Livramento Monteiro Alves de Brito
Personal details
Born(1955-09-01)1 September 1955
Died8 December 2025(2025-12-08) (aged 70)
Praia, Cape Verde
PartyMovement for Democracy

José Filomeno Monteiro (1 September 1955[1] – 8 December 2025)[2] was a Cape Verde politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2024 to 2025.[3][4] He was previously ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary and the European Union.[5] He was a Member of Parliament for the Movement for Democracy (MPD) from 2001 to 2006 and later from 2011 to 2016.[6]

On 9 December 2025, it was announced that Monteiro had died at the age of 70[7] at the Agostinho Neto Hospital in Praia following a long illness.[8]

References

  1. ^ José Filomeno de Carvalho Dias MONTEIRO
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  3. ^ Cabral, Manuel (2025-12-08). "Morreu o Diplomata José Filomeno de Carvalho Dias Monteiro". Governo de Cabo Verde (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  4. ^ "Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Integração Regional e Ministro das Comunidades - Governo de Cabo Verde". Governo de Cabo Verde (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  5. ^ "PR appoints José Filomeno Monteiro as new Minister of Foreign Affairs". Cape Verde. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  6. ^ "Cabo-Verde: Morreu antigo ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros José Filomeno Monteiro". RFI (in Portuguese). 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  7. ^ Cabo-Verde: Morreu antigo ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros José Filomeno Monteiro (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ "Funeral do antigo ministro José Filomeno realiza-se na tarde desta Terça-feira no Cemitério da Várzea". A Nação (in European Portuguese). 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-09.